Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

There were plenty of moments where Violence & Technology became a rather invigorating listen.

One of the year’s best, and I can’t wait to hear more Nobody in upcoming years.

Their music proves to be quite a bit more than just the sum of their obvious influences and inspirations.

Overall, I’d have to say that Mercury Radio Theatre’s music lends itself much better to a live setting.

Their most unpredictable and heaviest album to date.

This probably kicks more ass than any soundtrack has a right to.

Crow is at heart just a singer/songwriter, but with My Room is a Mess, he proves once again that his lo-fi offerings are slick, inimitable, and brilliant.

As befitting their name, The Great Depression immerse themselves in a dark, melancholy sound.

This is an album of both fictional and non-fictional characters throughout their journey called life.

Largely adrift in a sea of pleasant but largely forgettable sound.

Shades of Blue is smooth, no doubt about that. So smooth, in fact, that it barely leaves any impression.

Less electronic than Mus’ previous albums, the acoustic-oriented El Naval still has plenty of merit.

Simply put, there are colorful, magical, vibrant little worlds contained within these songs.

Yet another solid release from one of the most consistent groups of musicians currently working in North America.

Brandtson is back and have finally released an album where Myk Porter sings on-key.

There’s a sense of wonder here, as if these songs were composed by starry-eyed children inspired by their first planetarium visit.

What the band has created is an album of 14 very different pop songs, and damn good ones at that.

The songs have an experimental, unpredictable feel to them but never lose their listenability or catchiness.

Yokota’s compositions allow me to regain a sense of serenity and composure.

They sound a lot like a really heavy rock band that is taking their liberty to stretch out their arrangements.